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Mrs. Pociecha-Sparkman from Waukegan, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Colorful Paragraph Writing Made Easy

Help me give my students individual journals and erasable colored pencils for writing.

  • $243 goal

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My students amaze me everyday! They are so much fun and very personable. They love to learn and try new things. Their favorite types of activities include collaboration, creativity, and anything that is unconventional! They are problem solvers and enjoy building off of each others' ideas.

My students need an engaging and fun way to practice writing in the classroom.

Our curriculum was overhauled this last year and writing was given the least amount of love. For the upcoming school year, I am looking forward to coming up with a new approach to writing that can help them to learn the basics and conventions of writing without forcing them to all write about the exact same thing. These journals provide structure, yet allow the student to respond in their own way.

The paragraph journals will be used everyday during independent work time for students to work on writing a paragraph each week. Each day has a different step for the students to follow from brainstorming to writing to revising. The colored pencils add a fun twist to the assignment as the students will be able to color code their introductory and concluding sentences, as well as, their detail/reasoning sentences. At the end of the week, these journals will provide me with insight on what skills my students need to continue to work on and what they are doing well at. In addition, the paragraph journals can lead to individual writing conferences in the moment. One of my favorite aspects is that the journals lasts all 36 weeks of school, so it essential becomes a portfolio of each student's writing over time.

Mrs. Pociecha-Sparkman John S Clark Elementary School Grades 3-5

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Waukegan, IL View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

28 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE682 - Paragraph of the Week Journal - Gr 2-3 - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $46.99 3 $140.97
Crayola Erasable Colored Pencil, Assorted, 24-count • Quill.com $10.99 3 $32.97

Materials cost

$173.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$206.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.45

Total project goal

$243.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $243.00

6 Donors

-$243.00

Donations toward project cost

-$206.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.45

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 $0.00

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